Oxford Smith School’s latest policy brief explores the feasibility and benefits of a fast net zero transition for the UK. It finds that a shift to clean energy would save us money – and that the faster we go the more we could save. It also highlights the challenges of the transition and e...
Five years of interdisciplinary and collaborative research across 24 academic institutions culminated in an end-of-project celebration on 23rd May 2023, to highlight what the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) has achieved so far.
A study led by University of Oxford researchers has revealed the mechanisms that cause lithium metal solid-state batteries to fail. Researchers used a high-resolution imaging method at the I13-2 beamline of Diamond Light Source to visualise batteries in unprecedented detail during charging.
Welsh Government consultation | Non-Domestic Rates Policy Branch
This Call for Ideas forms part of a programme delivered with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) in partnership with Innovate UK. This alignment enhances the programme’s ability to contribute to Government’s net zero objectives, while remaining dynamic, flexible and joined up wi...
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and Innovate UK have announced the challenge areas for the third round of SIF which will open for applications in early September 2023. Energy network companies working with other innovators can apply for up to £150,000 for a feasibility study to...
UK government consultation | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Innovate UK has published a new web resource bringing together the findings from its £104m, five-year Prospering from the Energy Revolution programme. Delivered by Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the programme focused on exploring the great potential of sm...
Evidence is invited to inform the future policy framework for allocation of the Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Business Model. Under consideration is changing from bilateral negotiation of contracts to competitive allocation rounds. The stated aim being to “scale up deployment of low carbon hyd...
According to research by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, the answer is no – because not enough was invested in smaller-scale technologies that deploy rapidly and create more jobs.